Shimron Hetmyer’s 61 of 36 balls and unbeaten Dwayne Bravo helped West Indies sealed a comprehensive 56-run victory over Australia at the second international Twenty20 in St Lucia on Saturday, to lead 2-0 in the five-match series.
Morse Mitchell Scorecardaustralia crashed into the second century in the match with 54 which was steady, but the collapse of beating similar to what they suffered in the opening game meant the visitors were placed out to win 197 to win.
This marked the first time since 2010 that the team lost all 10 goals in a sequential T20 match.
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Asked for the first bat by Australia Skipper Aaron Finch, the host began with 46 running at the powerplay overs as the opening of the Lendl Simmons Batsman blew up three six in the knock taken by Hetmyer Man-Of-The-Match took over.
The left hander was an aggressor with four six and two limits when he sewed together the 103-run partnership with Bravo, which has three hits on a fence when the Australian Bowler struggles to load the flow.
“I thought it was one of my best rounds.
I think I’m pretty good enough.
It really works well for me with men who support me to be the person who thinks it as deep as possible,” Hetmyer said.
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Australia lost both openers in four Overs and restrictions Marsh, failed to rise to the occasion, when West Indian Spinner Hayden Walsh claimed 3-29 of the four overs while Paceman Sheldon Cottrell returned the number 2-22.
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“When your opening is cheap, it puts pressure on the middle order that is quite inexperienced.
100-plus partnership, that’s the difference in the game.” The third T20 will be held in the same venue on Monday.